Welcome messages from Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen

Opening Remarks by Sharon Thornberry

We are gathering slideshows, handouts, and other materials from the conference. View them on the Conference Materials page.

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation

will be the most comprehensive national conference on local and state food policy in the US! Building on CFSC’s 2009 Food Policy Council national gathering, this conference will bring together people from across North America who are working to influence local and state food, agriculture, or nutrition policy.

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation includes exciting field trips, educational and skill-building workshops, a reception featuring local food and beverages, as well as ample opportunities to network with food policy professionals and advocates.

Meet food policy advocates from across North America as we seek to:

• Foster information exchange among local elected officials, public sector staff and advocates.

• Catalyze a network of individuals involved in local food policy as a means for increasing communication and coordination in the future.

• Further legitimize the emerging field of local food policy among existing policymaker associations.

• Identify local policies that could be adapted to the federal level, through the 2012 Farm Bill or other non-agricultural legislation.